On May 3, 1968, 21 representatives from various Hawaiʻi museums and related institutions met at the Queen Emma Summer Palace “to discuss the organization of an association of museums in Hawaii to create a regular means of exchanging information and ideas; encouraging interest in and promoting information about museum activities; providing mutual help through direct assistance, meetings, publications, and other means; stimulating research within the museum field, and generally maintaining professional and institutional standards for Hawaiiʻs museums as important educational and cultural community centers.” It was at this meeting that the Hawaii Museums Association (HMA) was born and the above quote would later be incorporated into HMA’s Charter of Incorporation signed on January 12, 1978.

A representative of the Hawaiian Mission Children’s Society who was also present at this founding meeting expressed the need of also establishing a regular newsletter as a means of getting information out to its membership and Nūhou (News) was the name given to this membership newsletter.

We, your HMA board of 2021, are excited to be able to share through a digitization project started this year, earlier editions of Nūhou dating back to as early as 1975. HMA is grateful to Linda Sueyoshi, Head of the Hawaii and Pacific Section at the Hawaiʻi State Library for granting us permission to loan this collection and Genie Alvarado, Serials Librarian, who helped facilitate the loaning process. Also, HMA is grateful to the Executive Team at the Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives for allowing us to carry out the actual digitization of the newsletters using their scanning facility. 

Enjoy stepping back in time and reading how HMA and our Hawaiʻi museums were developing throughout the years. Please send us any questions or comments at contact@hawaiimuseums.org.

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

November 1975 Issue 1 

Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

Volume 2 March 1976

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

Summer 1976

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

Fall 1976

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

Spring 1977

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

Summer 1977

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

Fall 1977

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

Winter/Spring 1978

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

Summer 1978

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

October 1978

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

March 1979

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

September 1979

 

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

February 1980

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

August 1980

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

March 1981

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1983, Winter-Spring, Vol. IV, No. 4

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1983, Summer, Vol. XV, No. 1

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1984, Spring, Vol. 15, No. 4

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1984, Summer, Vol. 16, No. 1

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1984, Fall/Winter, Vol. 16, No. 2-3

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1985, Spring, Vol. 16, No. 4 & Supplement

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1985, Summer, Vol. 17, No. 1

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1985, Fall, Vol. 17, No. 2

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1985-86, Winter, Vol. 17, No. 3

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1986, Spring, Vol. 17, No. 4

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1986, Summer, Vol. 18, No. 1

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1986, Fall, Vol. 18, No. 2

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1986-87, Winter, Vol. 18, No. 3

 

 

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1987, Spring, Vol. 18, No. 4

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1987, Summer, Vol. 19, No. 1

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1987, Fall, Vol. 19, No. 2 & Supplement

 

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1988, Winter, Vol. 19, No. 3

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1988, Spring, Vol. 19, No. 4

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1988, Summer, Vol. 20, No. 1

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

20th Anniversary Conference Report (Supplement to #1)

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1988, Fall, Vol. 20, No. 2 + HMA Collections Committee – Special Report

 

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1989, Winter, Vol. 20, No. 3

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1989, Spring, Vol. 20, No. 4

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1989, Summer, Vol. 21, No. 1 + HMA Workshop / Seminar Proposals

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1989, Fall, Vol. 21, No. 2

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1989, Winter, Vol. 20, No. 3

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1989, Spring, Vol. 20, No. 4

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1989, Summer, Vol. 21, No. 1 + HMA Workshop / Seminar Proposals

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1989, Fall, Vol. 21, No. 2

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1990, Winter, Vol. 21, No. 3

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1990, Spring, Vol. 21, No. 4

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1990, Summer, Vol. 22, No. 1

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1990, Fall, Vol. 22, No. 2

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1990, Winter, Vol. 22, No. 3

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1991, Spring, Vol. 22, No. 4

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1991, Summer, Vol. 23, No. 1

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1991, Fall, Vol. 23, No. 2

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1992, Winter, Vol. 23, No. 3

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1992, Summer, Vol. 23, No. 4

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1992, Fall, Vol. 24., No. 2

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1993, Summer, Vol. 25, No.3

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1993, Fall, Vol. 25, No. 4

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1994, Winter, Vol. 26, No. 1

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1994, Spring, Vol. 26, No. 2

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1994, Summer, Vol. 26, No. 3

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1994, Fall, Vol. 26, No. 4

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1995, Winter, Vol. 27, No.1

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1995, Spring, Vol. 27, No. 2

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1995, Summer, Vol. 27, No. 3

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1995, Fall, Vol. 27, No. 4

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1995-96, Winter, Vol.28, No. 1

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1996, Spring, Vol. 28, No.2

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1996, Summer, Vol. 28, No.3

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1996, Fall, Vol.28, No. 4

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1997, Spring, Vol. 29, No. 2

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1997, Summer, Vol. 29, No. 3

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1997, Fall, Vol. 29, No. 4

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1997/98, Winter, Vol. 30, No. 1

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1998, Spring, Vol. 30, No. 2

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1998, Summer, Vol. 30, No. 3

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1998, Fall, Vol. 30, No. 4

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1998-99, Winter, Vol. 31, No. 1

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1999, Spring, Vol. 31, No. 2

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1999, Summer, Vol. 31, No. 3

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

1999, Fall, Vol. 31, No. 4

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2000, Spring, Vol. 32, No. 1

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2000, Summer, Vol. 32, No. 2

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2000, Fall, Vol. 32, No. 3

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2000, Winter, Vol. 32, No. 4

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2001, Spring, Vol.33, No.1

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2001, Summer, Vol.33, No.2

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2001/2002, Fall/Winter, Vol.33, No.2

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2002, Summer, Vol.34, No. 1+2

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2002, Winter, Vol.34, No. 3+4

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2004, Spring

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2005, Spring

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2006, Spring, Vol.38., No.1

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2006, Summer, Vol.38, No.2

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2006, Fall, Vol.38, No.3

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2006-2007, Winter, Vol.38, No.4

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2007, Spring, Vol.39, No.1

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2007, Spring, Vol.39, No.1

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2007, Fall, Vol.38, No.3

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2007-2008, Winter, Vol.38, No.4

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2008, Spring, Vol.39, No.1

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2008, Summer, Vol.39, No.2

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2008, Summer, Vol.39, No.2

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2008, Winter, Vol.40, No.4

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2009, Spring, Vol.40, No.1

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2009, Summer, Vol.41, No.2

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2009, Fall, Vol.41, No.3

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2009, Winter, Vol.41, No.4

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2010, Spring, Vol.42, No.1

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2010, Summer, Vol.42, No.2

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2010, Fall, Vol.42, No.3

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2011, Spring, Vol.43, No.1

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2012, Spring, Vol.44, No.1

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2012, Summer, Vol.44, No.2

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2012, Fall, Vol.44, No.3

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2013, Spring, Vol.45, No.1

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2013, Summer, Vol.45, No.2

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2013, Fall, Vol.45, No.3

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2014, Winter, Vol.45, No.4

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2014, Summer, Vol.46, No.1

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2015, Winter, Vol.45, No.4

HMA Nūhou, News of the Hawaii Museums Association

2015, May, Vol.46, No.1

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Summer 1978

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October 1978

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March 1979

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September 1979

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February 1980

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August 1980

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March 1981

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